Updated 1:14 am EST on 4/19/24 US officials told multiple media outlets that Israel launched an attack against Iran early Friday morning. Iran's Mehr news agency reported explosions in the Iranian province of Isfahan. Sources told Mehr that the explosions were the...
The White House said in a statement on Thursday that the US and Israel have a "shared objective to see Hamas defeated in Rafah,' the southern Gaza city that's packed with over 1 million Palestinian civilians. The statement came following talks between US and Israeli...
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for the execution of Palestinians to make room in Israel's overcrowded prisons. Ben Gvir, leader of the hardline Jewish Power party, said he was happy that the Israeli government approved a construction...
On Thursday, the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have granted Palestine status as a full UN member state, a move that goes against President Biden's claim that he favors a two-state solution. The US was the only member of the 15-member council to...
The US reimposed sanctions on Venezuela on Thursday by not renewing a license that eased restrictions on the South American nation's oil industry. The US issued a six-month license in October after the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made a deal with...
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that if Israel targets Iranian nuclear facilities, it will face "tit-for-tat" attacks on its nuclear sites. "If the Zionist regime decides to take action against our nuclear facilities and centers, it will...
The US on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran over its reprisal drone and missile attack on Israel. The State Department said the sanctions target Iran's drone program and its steel and automobile industry over allegations that the companies are tied to Iran's...
A US Navy Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane flew through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a day after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held rare talks with his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun. The conversation between Austin and Dong marked the first time the two...
The Biden administration's refusal to withdraw from Niger despite an order from the post-coup government to leave has put US troops in the country in danger, a senior Air Force leader said in a letter to Congress that was obtained by The Washington Post. The...
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that he believes Israel will respond to Iran's drone and missile attack, which was a reprisal for Israel bombing Iran's consulate in Damascus. Cameron made the comments while visiting Israel and advising against...
